Anne Chen

At $400, its hard to beat the price of Ximetas NetDisk Office external 250GB hard disk drive. Released earlier this year, the unit can be connected to a LAN via Ethernet or directly to any PC using USB 2.0. The NetDisk Office drive has a built-in eight-port 10/100M-bps switch, and a wireless version is due […]

People are sure to take notice if you show your PowerPoint slides on IBMs M400 Projector. The $1,849 M400, which was released last month, is the first exclusive IBM projector design in years. Weighing in at a mere 2.4 pounds, this microportable DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector has a 4.25-inch-by-5.5-inch footprint. The M400 has a […]

After 35 years of using a proprietary, mainframe-based system for police dispatching, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District decided to enhance its public-safety initiatives by deploying location-based services software. LBS applications enable BARTs police department to respond to emergencies more efficiently, protecting Bay Area citizens with fewer resources, said Carissa Goldner, administrator of the CAD/Records […]

Hampered by the lack of killer applications and primitive handheld hardware, location-based services did not take off as predicted during the technology boom of the late 1990s. However, requirements by U.S. and European governments to satisfy Enhanced 911 regulations have acted as a catalyst for increased commercial support. LBS (location-based services) applications have the potential […]

Location-based services historically were built as stand-alone applications that didnt communicate easily with other applications and systems. Open standards, therefore, will be a necessary catalyst for LBS growth. “Standards are always very important to us, for several reasons,” said David Maguire, director of products at Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., in Redlands, Calif. “Standards allow […]

With the ratification of RDF and OWL earlier this year, theres now a framework for a massively distributed, worldwide database connected by ontologies: the Semantic Web. Theres no killer application for the Semantic Web to show the public what the framework can do. As the Semantic Web enters what Tim Berners-Lee calls its second phase […]

When the W32.Sasser.worm hit the Internet last month, continental Airlines Inc.s security team was able to find and plug its vulnerabilities before the worm could do any damage. As other enterprises rushed to contain the havoc caused by W32.Sasser, the Houston-based airline ran vulnerability assessment scans using Retina Security Suite software from eEye Digital Security […]

Microsoft might dominate the office productivity space, but competitors continue to gain ground by producing lower-price alternatives that work well in enterprise environments. The WordPerfect Office 12 productivity suite does just that, and newcomers are sure to applaud Corels efforts to provide smoother integration and a similar look and feel to Microsoft Office. WordPerfect Office […]

In Office 2004 for Mac, Microsoft Corp. has created an elegant suite that makes a compelling upgrade for users who chose to pass on the previous version. Click here to read the full review of Office 2004 for Mac. 2 In Office 2004 for Mac, Microsoft Corp. has created an elegant suite that makes a […]

Chicagos homicide rate led the nation last year, so the Chicago Police Department knew it had to find new methods for targeting crime. In an effort to help prevent murders and aggravated battery with firearms, the CPDs Deployment Operations Center deployed GIS (geographic information system) technologies to present crime information in geographic context. The point […]